Warning about Kaplan GRE software

[Armymutt25A]

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If you're getting the Kaplan GRE book with the CD, make sure you have a Windows XP or earlier OS to run it on. It's a 16-bit program and won't work with Win 7. Vista may work - didn't work on my machine, but there are reports of success. This all assumes that you aren't taking extraordinary steps like virtual PC - though even that is sketchy. I'm a little ticked by this - you'd think a Kaplan 2011 book would have software capable of running on a current OS.

 

[BlacKAT33]

damn that sucks. i almost had a major freak out when i thought i couldnt "print" to One Note due to the differences of my comp. THANK GOD i was able to get an upgrade from Office because i know i did not just spend $$$ on a tablet that i cant use One Note as needed!!!

anyway, hopefully u found a computer to run it on. if not, maybe look into going to a Kaplan center. they are usually scattered in many places and they have computers you can use so im sure they'd let you use their own CD at the center. also, have you tried calling to see if they have a newer one out that runs with windows 7? they are really nice so im sure they'd send you a free one if it is out

 

[nyanko]

You can't run it in emulation mode?

edit: I got a MS-DOS 16 bit pedigree analysis program I was using in XP working in Windows 7 with some tweaks...unfortunately I don't own a Windows machine anymore to see what exactly I did (hint: there's a reason for that).

This is really a failing of Microsoft rather than the software provider, btw.

 

[Armymutt25A]

You could run virtual PC, but I consider that an extraordinary measure. I don't think it's really a MS failure. Progress is progress and software writers should keep up. Not to worry though, my theater PC runs XP. It's just kind of hard to study a quiz on a 100" screen. Probably going to dust off my '05 laptop.

 

[No Imagination]

This is really a failing of Microsoft rather than the software provider, btw.

Erghh, you know how I feel about Mac $hit... but in all honestly, did Mac make the 64 bit OS jump better? Really no issues between 16 bit legacy software and its 64 bit OS?

If so, I am impressed (I no longer keep on with computer stuff as I once did)

BlackCat:

Q) You (or anyone) really like OneNote? I tried it at one point (a few years ago) and was thoroughly disappointed, should I give it another go?

 

[BlacKAT33]

BlackCat:

Q) You (or anyone) really like OneNote? I tried it at one point (a few years ago) and was thoroughly disappointed, should I give it another go?

OMG disappointed??? i have no clue what it was like a year ago but I LOVE IT. So i just upgraded Office to 2010 and my printer driver for One Note works. Basically, this is one of the MANY things i can do with it:

Lets say for class your notes are on power point (as most classes are). I open my notes in power point and there are about 40 slides for that lecture. I go to print-Print to One Note. It imports the whole lecture (slides and writing and pictures) into One Note. Now, as I am taking notes in lecture i have UNLIMITED space to write on these notes. Whether you have a tablet or just regular computer, you can write with your pen or click and write text on your slides. You can highlight words, draw diagrams, point to things and label them. If you import a pdf file of a scientific article, you can highlight it while you read it on the comp. I mean, this is just scratching the surface. I still have a lot more to learn about the program (i have been slacking this summer and not spent too much time learning the program).

But even with only what i described above, it is amazing for me. I won't have to print 15 pages of powerpoint slides for each lecture. I wont have the tiny portion of lines next to the slides to write my notes. No more drawing lines on the paper and going back to read a maze of explanations. No more taking notes in class and spending 20 min typing them up later!!

I'm sure someone more talented with the computer can explain more of the great things this program does.

 

[su_grad2007]

Q) You (or anyone) really like OneNote? I tried it at one point (a few years ago) and was thoroughly disappointed, should I give it another go?

I LOVE one note!!!! I just got a fujitsu lifebook (tablet pc) and I use one note all the time. I can't wait to use it in my class next semester. I have my note templates all set up. It records lecture and is supposed to sinc that with the notes all though I haven't played with that yet. I wasn't sure if I would really use a tablet pc, but I wanted to go paperless so i thought i'd give it a try. I really do love it so far.

 

[HopefulAg]

I don't know how the program works off the CD so this may not be possible, but try making a shortcut that points to the exe file on the CD, then right click, go into properties, go over one tab to Compatability, and then "Run this program in compatability mode for:" You got options from XP down to 95.

May not work but it's worth a shot.

 

[nyanko]

Erghh, you know how I feel about Mac $hit... but in all honestly, did Mac make the 64 bit OS jump better? Really no issues between 16 bit legacy software and its 64 bit OS?

I'm not even talking about Mac supremacy when I say that, but I am a pretty dedicated UNIX nerd in all of its shapes and flavors (even the distorted mess of it that lurks behind the Mac arch 😉) and so far when I've had issues with stuff in Snow Leopard they've been much easier to resolve via command line and root than anything had been in Windows.

edit: Our Mac computing option was cheaper than our Windows option at UCDavis, too, so don't pull the $$ stuff! (Windows option is a tablet, granted, but it is like $600 more!)

 

[No Imagination]

edit: Our Mac computing option was cheaper than our Windows option at UCDavis, too, so don't pull the $$ stuff! (Windows option is a tablet, granted, but it is like $600 more!)

This is how e-fights happen... simple misunderstandings. My use of the "$" was to bypass the language filter 🙂 Nothing more

 

[Armymutt25A]

(Windows option is a tablet, granted, but it is like $600 more!)

$600 for a 12" touch screen is actually a pretty good price. The one I used to run in my truck computer cost me $1000 several years ago - pre-Ipod days.

 

[cuitlamiztli]

You (or anyone) really like OneNote? I tried it at one point (a few years ago) and was thoroughly disappointed, should I give it another go?

Definitely give it another shot. I tried it in undergrad and I hated it; I was hesitant to try it again but am very glad I did! There are still things I don't like about it (like how it puts text into text boxes and aligns them to some random grid...) but overall it has been worth using. I do think it's a little more user-friendly and versatile with a tablet vs. regular laptop/PC, though. Less clunky-feeling.

Not to worry though, my theater PC runs XP. It's just kind of hard to study a quiz on a 100" screen. Probably going to dust off my '05 laptop.

Good luck with studying!

 

[nyanko]

$600 for a 12" touch screen is actually a pretty good price. The one I used to run in my truck computer cost me $1000 several years ago - pre-Ipod days.

Sorry, but I'm not paying $1800 for a Windows machine when I can get the same specs on a Mac for $1200. I don't care if it cooks me dinner and changes my cats' litterboxes for me to be honest. I had a tablet PC before and I don't think the tablet feature is worth THAT much more.